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98pts Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
It has ringing scents of maraschino cherries and blueberries with accents of bitter chocolate, spearmint, vanilla, lilac and aniseed, offering up new nuances with each return to the glass. The full-bodied palate is lovely! It balances tremendously concentrated flavors with bright acidity and velvety tannins, and it has a very long finish with a fan of spicy accents.
96pts James Suckling
What a beautiful Malbec this is with black ink, black berry and crushed stone character. It’s medium to full body with very fine tannins that are caressing and impressive. Top stuff. Drinkable but better in two or three years. Drink or hold.
Winemaker Notes
Cima Ladera joins the two other wines in a Devil Proof lineup that have garnered critical acclaim over the years. Devil Proof wines have consistently been the most awarded expression of the varietal coming out of the state—the 2018 Farrow Ranch Malbec received 100 points from both The Wine Advocate and Jeb Dunnuck, the latter of whom noted “I’d put this in the running for one of the greatest Malbec ever produced.” It is the highest rated Malbec in the history of California five years running for both Wine Advocate and Jeb Dunnuck
Blend: 65% Malbec, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon